Jesus’ Temptations and Ministry
- There are many things that the Gospel Evangelists have not stressed.
- One of these things is the human struggles that Jesus went.
- Especially with evil.
- This evil was constantly there, challenging him everyday.
- Yet his recourse was to call out to God for help,
- to live his life on earth, in accordance with God’s favour.
- If you understand the bond one has with one’s partner in marriage
- It is the same type of relationship Jesus had with God
- He was tormented, harassed and confused.
- But he still preferred to give weight to the relationship of faithfulness God exhibited towards him.
- Always making him rise above everything as a victor.
- Victor even in defeat.
- Just like Jesus himself would later teach Peter to walk on water.
- Jesus for his part went ahead with doing the things he was mandated to do.
- Read Psalm 3
- It is a Psalm of David
- When he fled from his son Absalom
- He complains of this persisting evil, against him
- But he does not rejects it
- His faith and trust in God to be seen
- He calls God
- His Provider
- His Shield
- His Deliverer
- And therefore he will not worry over anything any longer
- Because with and in God
- He is already victorious
